The Christmas Dare
by Joan Chandler
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Self-professed
Christmas addict Gia Dixon, and by-the-book Ethan Castle have been best friends
all their lives. When tragedy strikes Ethan’s family, Gia’s the rock he depends
on to pull him through the darkest days. Then, a shared, long-forgotten memory
leads to an unexpected yet tender kiss.
Can a simple Christmas dare help them find true love?
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Funny how times had changed, Gia thought to
herself. How was it possible to have gone all these years and not have thought
of him romantically? Yet now all she wanted to do was steal a minute alone to
kiss him again. Or more.
She saw headlights coming down the road and opened
the door, preparing to walk out to meet him.
“No, ma’am,” she heard Ethan call out. He was
already getting out of his Jeep and motioned for her to turn around and go back
inside.
She was unsure what to make of it, but did as he
asked. Then she heard the doorbell ring.
Slowly she opened the door, and saw his smiling face. She backed up a
step to allow him to walk inside.
“We may be taking things slow, but I’m still going
to do it the right way. When I ask you out on a date, I’ll park and come to
your door. If this were seven years ago and you were living at home, your dad
would have kicked my ass if he ever caught me letting you just walk out to the
curb to get in my car.”
Gia could easily recall the many times her father
had complained about that when other boys had done it to her.
“How right you are. My mistake.” She laughed. “From
now on I’ll expect to be courted properly according to the Henry Dixon Dating
Manual.”
“Besides, stealing a quick moment alone behind
closed doors gives me the opportunity to do this.” He pulled her into his
embrace to softly kiss her.
When their lips parted, she commented, “I don’t
think Daddy had that in mind when he made up that particular rule. But you
score extra points for showing initiative.”
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AUTHOR Bio and
Links:
Joan
Chandler is a Florida native who has lived in the Deep South all of her life.
She is married with two children who are her pride and joy. She lives a double
life of sorts, holding down a nine-to-five job during the day, and writing
steamy romance at night—often with her black cat curled up in her arms as she
types.
When
she’s not spending her spare time working on her next novel, she loves to go
camping, sharing girls’ night out with her friends, walking her two dogs, and
watching football.
Twitter
account: @joanchandler1
Find
me on facebook: Joan Chandler
Previously
published works are Perfectly Imperfect, and No Regrets.
Both are available at:
Bookstrand.com:
http://www.bookstrand.com/joan-chandler
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